by Ray Viola | Feb 22, 2019 | Lessons from the Old Testament
When God told Jacob to go to Bethel to seek Him, the first thing that we read in Scripture is Jacob commanding his household to put away all strange gods, be clean and change your garments. In other words, if God is to be sought effectively, we must repent of any and...
by Ray Viola | Jan 29, 2019 | Lessons from the Old Testament
In 1 Kings 7, we read that when Solomon built the temple, there were two pillars of bronze. The one on the right was given the name ‘Jachin,’ meaning ‘He shall establish,’ and the one on the left the name ‘Boaz,’ meaning ‘in...
by Ray Viola | Jan 26, 2019 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
The Lord spoke to Abraham in a vision these exceeding great and precious promises. “Fear not, I am thy shield and exceeding great reward.” May The Holy Spirit cause us to lay hold of those words today. What dispels fear and anxiety in our lives beloved is...
by Ray Viola | Jan 16, 2019 | Lessons from the Old Testament
In the Book of Esther, we are introduced to a man by the name of Hamaan. He is a man who embodies everything that a follower of Jesus Christ is not to be. Hamaan has hatred and prejudice in his heart towards a Jew named Mordecai because he refused to bow down to him...
by Ray Viola | Jan 14, 2019 | Lessons from the Old Testament
In Genesis 32, we find Jacob in a very intense situation. After 20 years of being separated from his brother Esau, a reunion is now imminent. Jacob, the supplanter, had stripped his older brother Esau of his birthright and blessing from their father Isaac. He is...
by Ray Viola | Jan 11, 2019 | Devotionals, Lessons from the Old Testament
Jer 40.1-3 1 The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had released him at Ramah. He had found Jeremiah bound in chains among all the captives from Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried into exile to Babylon. And...